Senior New Product Introduction Engineer, SambaNova Systems

• This role is ideal for a hands-on systems thinker who is equally comfortable on the factory floor and in a design review
• If you love the challenge of turning complex hardware into a scalable product, this is the role for you
• B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field
• 7+ years of experience in NPI, manufacturing engineering, or hardware development
• Proven track record taking products from prototype through high-volume manufacturing
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills across hardware, test, platform, manufacturing, and supply chain teams
• Expertise in PCB design considerations for DFM, DFT, and DFA
• Experience performing hardware failure analysis and driving root cause and corrective action (RCCA)
• Familiarity with manufacturing test development, yield analysis, and reliability validation
• Experience working with PLM systems such as Oracle Fusion Cloud

Desirable

• At SambaNova Systems, getting a product from breakthrough concept to high-volume production is a mission-critical endeavor—and the Senior NPI Engineer is at the center of it
• You will own the full product-realization journey: bridging design, supply chain, and contract manufacturing to ensure our next-generation AI server systems are built right, built reliably, and built at scale
• You will work across electrical, mechanical, firmware, and supply chain teams—driving DFx influence early, solving hard manufacturing problems fast, and building the infrastructure that makes high-quality production repeatable
• Manufacturing & Quality Leadership
• Serve as the primary technical interface with Contract Manufacturers (CMs) and suppliers, owning the relationship from NPI through production
• Drive rapid prioritization and resolution of manufacturing issues, field failures, and quality escapes
• Design for Manufacturability (DFx)
• Engage early in the design cycle to assess new technologies and components for manufacturability risk
• Ensure factory readiness through proper equipment qualification, process development, and closed-loop feedback from the production floor
• Champion continuous improvement in yield and manufacturability across product generations
• Product Readiness & Production Execution
• Own factory readiness and production build execution at global CM sites
• Lead product bring-up support and provide hands-on training to CM teams
• Drive escalations, remote troubleshooting, and onsite support as production demands require
• Test Strategy & Reliability
• Partner with Systems Engineering to define and validate manufacturing test coverage
• Develop data strategies to monitor capacity, yield, and quality trends across production
• Execute reliability testing required for product release milestones
• Supply Chain Optimization
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives to reduce cycle time, lower cost, and minimize yield loss
• Manage supplier PCNs proactively to prevent disruption to production schedules
• Sustaining Engineering
• Own BOM accuracy and manage ECOs/MCOs across both NPI and production phases
• Ensure manufacturing documentation stays current and aligned with live builds
• Field Issue Resolution & Change Qualification
• Collaborate with customer service and support teams to investigate and resolve field quality and performance issues
• Qualify alternate components, new processes, and EOL replacements—including first article inspections to validate accuracy and quality